I attended the champagne reception of Derek Lam’s F/W 2011 collection. It was in honor of his recent collection and trunk shows that will be taking place on April 27th and April 28th at Saks Fifth Avenue in D.C.

I made my way to the second floor anticipating in previewing his collection, since this is my first time seeing the F/W 2011 pieces. On my way there were a few pieces that instantly caught my eye. “Yes, this is it!!” I thought to myself as I walked passed the entrance and into the reception area. I was greeted by Abbey Slitor, Marketing Manager of Saks Fifth Avenue, who kindly welcomed me and showed me the way to today’s preview. I was offered champagne, which I happily accept and took pics. One dress that made me do a double take was the dress above. It reminded of a dress Leighton Meester wore to a premiere for the film ‘The Roomate’.

That dress was also there. A eager customer was trying on the dress and a few items from his F/W 2011 collection. A few short minutes after I arrived, Then walked in Derek Lam in converse sneakers and a laidback attitude. He quickly made the rounds around the room and greeted each customer and writers/media alike.

I introduced myself and congratulated him on another successful collection. Photo of me and Derek  below:

Gearing up for Fashion Week kicked off with the wonderful opportunity for the Christo NYC Team to provide make-up and hair styling for rapper/producer Eve for not one, but two events.

The first was “Rock the Bells” show in NJ and the second was for “BET Cypher” in Brooklyn. One of her favorite Curlisto product was the Unruly Paste, which was great for taming fly-aways, especially along the hairline. For Fashion Night Out hair and make-up was done by the Christo NYC Team for Erin Wilhelmi of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Miss NY USA Johanna Sambucini, Megan Steedle of Boardwalk Empire and Twilight, and actresses Toni Trucks, Erin Cummings and Valorie Curry.


With the knowledge that Toni Trucks would have a busy week of styling ahead of her Christo offered her the Anti-Frizz Sea Treatment. Although she does not normally experience frizz this non-chemical treatment is beneficial and favored by most celebrities that constantly have heat tool styling as it revives the hair. This treatment stimulates the scalp creating an environment for healthy hair growth, as well as restores nutrients in the hair shaft leaving hair soft and shiny.

Many of the celebrities opted for more of an updo hairstyle. so the stylists’ products of choice to maintain the sleek and frizz-free look were: Straight Time Glaze to protect the hair against heat tools damage, Unruly Paste to style or sleek the hair into shape, Finishing Pomade, which is an anti-frizz that tames fly-aways (perfect for the humid night that was FNO!), Glow & Shine, which gives brilliant shine without added weight and Shaping Spray for the final hold. For the Farah Angsana show at MBFW the hairstyle, inspired by the Amazon, was a sleek high ponytail, so we used the Shaping Spray, which contains sunscreen agents to provide volume, lift, and hold without ever flaking and Glow & Shine to finish the look.

Photos from Christo NYC Team/Stephanie Garcia

 I recently had the opportunity to view Hugo Boss’ Pre-Fall 2013 line, and I am so in love with the entire collection!
The BOSS womens collections offer versatile fashion ranges with a rich array of sophisticated modern classics in business-, leisure- and formal wear: perfect looks that satisfy the most demanding tastes and accentuate the wearer’s personality.

Above are my favorite picks from the Pre-Fall 2013 collection, and see even more in the gallery below.
Thank you to Kelly Frey of Hugo Boss for the images.